Steve Borthwick has named his England squad for the Nations Championship, with two notable absentees at scrum-half.
England will begin their autumn campaign this Sunday when they host Australia at Allianz Stadium, with Borthwick confirming his squad ahead of the opening fixture.
Following a summer that included a defeat to South Africa and victories over Argentina and Fiji, England will be hoping to build momentum over the coming weeks.
They face Australia, Japan and New Zealand on home soil, with the aim of securing the highest possible position ahead of the Nations Championship finals weekend, which will also take place at Allianz Stadium.
Most of the squad remains unchanged from the group selected for last week's three-day training camp at Pennyhill Park.
However, Alex Mitchell has been ruled out with a hamstring problem and is due to undergo a scan later this week. The full extent of his injury is not yet known.
His Northampton Saints teammate Archie McParland also misses out through injury, although he could return for the fixtures against Japan or New Zealand in the coming weeks.
The pair have been replaced by Ben Spencer and Harry Randall.
Elsewhere, Kepu Tuipulotu makes way for Theo Dan due to injury, while Noah Caluori drops out after initially being included in the training squad.
Immanuel Feyi-Waboso has been deemed fit to return after his availability was uncertain last week.
Max Ojomoh is another player to leave the squad, with Seb Atkinson taking his place after successfully passing his fitness test.
“We’re looking forward to getting back to Allianz Stadium for four important Test matches against top-level opposition,” said Borthwick.
“These fixtures take on added significance this Autumn as they represent our final opportunity to face Southern Hemisphere opposition before next year’s Rugby World Cup.
“Facing Australia next Sunday is an exciting challenge. They have played a significant amount of Test rugby in recent months, and we know the quality and experience they will bring.”
Full England squad for Nations Championship
Forwards:
Fin Baxter (Harlequins)
Ollie
Chessum (Leicester Tigers)
Arthur Clark (Gloucester
Rugby)
Alex
Coles (Northampton Saints)
Luke
Cowan-Dickie (Sale Sharks)
Ben
Curry (Sale Sharks)
Tom Curry (Sale Sharks)
Theo Dan (Saracens)
Ben Earl (Saracens)
Greg Fisilau (Exeter Chiefs)
Jamie
George (Saracens)
Ellis
Genge (Bristol Bears)
Joe
Heyes (Leicester Tigers)
Maro Itoje (Saracens)
Emmanuel
Iyogun (Northampton
Saints)
George Martin (Saracens)
Asher Opoku-Fordjour (Sale
Sharks)
Tom Pearson (Northampton
Saints)
Henry Pollock (Northampton
Saints)
Will Stuart (Bath Rugby)
Backs:
Seb Atkinson (Gloucester Rugby)
Fraser Dingwall (Northampton Saints)
Immanuel Feyi-Waboso (Exeter
Chiefs)
George Ford (Sale Sharks)
Tommy Freeman (Northampton
Saints)
George Furbank (Harlequins)
Will Joseph (Gloucester
Rugby)
Joe Marchant (Sale Sharks)
Cadan Murley (Harlequins)
Harry Randall (Bristol
Bears)
Henry Slade (Exeter Chiefs)
Fin Smith (Northampton
Saints)
Marcus Smith (Harlequins)
Ben Spencer (Bath Rugby)
Freddie Steward (Leicester
Tigers)
Jack
van Poortvliet (Leicester Tigers)
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